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menospreciar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to undervalue, to despise

The imperfect conjugation of menospreciar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1479). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo menospreciaba
menospreciabas
él/ella/Ud. menospreciaba
nosotros menospreciábamos
vosotros menospreciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. menospreciaban

Example sentence

Antes yo menospreciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to undervalue, to despise often.

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